It can be difficult for college grads to find the right club, probably more difficult than it should be, and Eddie Robb wants to change that.
Robb is launching the Find a Club tool at clubrugbyamerica.com/graduates, which helps match rugby players (for free) with adult rugby clubs. With a map of more than 550 clubs, complete with profiles, players have options. Find a Club helps players figure out those options.
Robb grew up with the game in Scotland and now lives and plays in the New York City area. He is launching Find a Club because he has seen how, over the last few years, college graduates aren't playing senior club rugby at the levels they once did.
Part of this is because the prospect of playing professionally clouds the fact that rugby remains a largely amateur sport around the world. Part of this is because, with the advent of the MLR, domestic club competitions haven't been as easy to follow.
It's easy to forget that the reason you started playing rugby in the first place was because it was fun, it was competitive, and you found lifelong friends within the game. Club rugby is no different, and with Find a Club, players can rediscover that feeling after they're done playing in school.
